wrig·gle (r g  l)v. wrig·gled, wrig·gling, wrig·gles v.intr. 1. To turn or twist the body with sinuous writhing motions; squirm. 2. To proceed with writhing motions. 3. To worm one's way into or out of a situation; insinuate or extricate oneself by sly or subtle means. v.tr. 1. To move with a wriggling motion: wriggle a toe. 2. To make (one's way, for example) by or as if by wriggling: He wriggled his way into favor. n. 1. A wriggling movement. 2. A sinuous path, line, or marking. [Middle English wrigglen, perhaps from Middle Low German wriggeln; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.] wrig gly adj. |
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